White-fronted ground tyrant

White-fronted ground tyrant
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Muscisaxicola
Species:	M. albifrons
Binomial name
Muscisaxicola albifrons (Tschudi, 1844) [2]
Synonyms
Pt[yonura] albifrons (protonym)

The white-fronted ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola albifrons) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and swamps.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Muscisaxicola albifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700193A93763472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700193A93763472.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Tschudi, 1844. Ptyonura albifrons (protonym). Archiv f. Naturg., 10(1), p. 276 BHL

Further reading

• Hardy, S.P.; Hardy, D.R.; Gil, K.C. (2018). "Avian nesting and roosting on glaciers at high elevation, Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru". Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130 (4): 940–957. doi:10.1676/1559-4491.130.4.940. S2CID 91989752.